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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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